Talk:Waterloo Road (TV series)

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Contents 1 Release Abroad 2 DVD Release 3 Series section? 4 DVD Picture 5 Genre - Drama and Soap? 6 Rochdale!?!?!?!?!?!?! 7 Cast List 8 Cast list reformat 9 Jill Halfpenny leaving? "SPOILERS FOR SERIES 2" 10 Fair use rationale for Image:Waterloord.jpg 11 Fair use rationale for Image:Series 3 cast of Waterloo road.jpg 12 Poor writing - In need of serious revision 13 Jason Merrells Wiki Page 14 Fair use rationale for Image:Series 3 cast of Waterloo road.jpg

[edit] Release Abroad

Anyone know whether this series currently airs in any country other than in Britain? If so, it wouold be good to habe this information up. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.5.192.89 (talk) 22:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DVD Release

Why does it have a U.S. date in the box? Seems totally unrequired when no U.S. release has happened or looks likely, what function does it serve, might as well put an empty box for Mongolia too!
90.206.72.117 03:36, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Series section?

Seeing as the page now has a Series Two section, and a small segment on the upcoming Series Three, maybe there should be a little section on the first series as well. Anyone agree?

[edit] DVD Picture

Would someone be very kind and please add a picture of the Series 1 DVD to the DVD section please? Im afraid i don't know how to. LOL. Thanx!

[edit] Genre - Drama and Soap?

Do you think that Waterloo Road's genre should be included as a Soap, as well as Drama? (Mattpitt1991 13:21, 2 September 2006 (UTC))

Nope, keep it as drama. Although most BBC dramas today have elements associated with soap (cheap, obvious plots, quick turnover, obvious photography), they do not totally conform to definitions of soap opera. The JPS^{talk to me} 14:26, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Jason Merrells left Waterloo Road apparently because he felt it was going too far in the soap direction. Not to mention at the Shed Insider that they are looking to turn it into a soap. (Matthewmilam (talk) 09:06, 14 December 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Rochdale!?!?!?!?!?!?!

That needs a citation. It has never been directly mentioned that the school is in Rochdale, and AFAIK it is a reference from something (I forgot what though) that it it is mentioned as Aspinall's outpost in Rochdale. Anyhow, it needs a source cited. Duke toaster 22:12, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Wasn't it mentioned by Izzie in S2ep1 when she said the thing about Lorna being in Australia and them still in rainy Rochdale?

[edit] Cast List

Needs to be made more clearer

Yes, except a) they don't and b) tehe "more clearer". – DBD 10:13, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

What i meant by clearer is the whole "1x01" stuff could be replaced with "S1ep1". Like this:

Instead of:

• Jack Rimmer, Acting Headmaster (prev. Deputy Headmaster; History Teacher)

portrayed by Jason Merrells, from 1x01 (2006-)

It could just be:

• Jack Rimmer played by Jason Merrells (S1ep1 -) (2006 -)

But that would be removing information... And SxEE is instantly-recognised – DBD 15:40, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cast list reformat

The list is getting rather confused now - I would suggest we split it off to List of characters in Waterloo Road, and format it like List of characters in Holby City. What do we think? ^† DBD 13:19, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jill Halfpenny leaving? "SPOILERS FOR SERIES 2"

Apparently Izzy won't recover from the stabbing during the series two finale. Jill Halfpenny has decided to leave the series and won't return for Series three. There's a clip from GMTV in which she says so: http://publish.vx.roo.com/gmtv/portal/?channel=GMTV+Highlights&clipid=1441_gmtv_0281 (Matthewmilam 02:58, 17 June 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Waterloord.jpg

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BetacommandBot 04:37, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Series 3 cast of Waterloo road.jpg

Image:Series 3 cast of Waterloo road.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:33, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Poor writing - In need of serious revision

Was the section below written by a pupil from Waterloo Road school. The writing is far below the standard of Wikipedia articles and is in need of wholesale revision.

"At current Waterloo Road has temporarily stopped airing after the first 10 episodes of the new series for the christmas break. Comes into effect in England on December 14 and in Scotland on December 16. The second batch of episodes should begin airing in Scotland on January 6 and in England on January 10. The third series finale is (at the moment) to air on March 9, 2008 in Scotland and March 13, 2008 in UK. (but it could be postponed until Easter due to the fact that there may be another series of Comic Relief does Fame academy airing- in which case there would be a 3 week gap between episodes airing just as there was during series two.)" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Colin marks (talk • contribs) 20:51, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jason Merrells Wiki Page

I had to reword the original sentence that was there in reference to his leaving the series. I also added a link to an interview where he gives the reason why. Hopefully my addition was sound. (Matthewmilam (talk) 09:17, 14 December 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Series 3 cast of Waterloo road.jpg

Image:Series 3 cast of Waterloo road.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 07:52, 15 January 2008 (UTC)